By Kevin Manahan
nj.com
SARVER, Pa. 鈥� President Joe Biden tried to call the family of the by a would-be presidential assassin鈥檚 bullets at a rally for former president , but the wife of the Pennsylvania man won鈥檛 take the call of compassion from the nation鈥檚 leader.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 talk to Biden. I didn鈥檛 want to talk to him,鈥� Helen Comperatore . 鈥淢y husband was a devout Republican and he would not have wanted me to talk to him.鈥�
She added: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have any ill-will towards Joe Biden. I鈥檓 not one of those people that gets involved in politics. I support Trump, that鈥檚 who I鈥檓 voting for but I don鈥檛 have ill-will towards Biden.
鈥淗e didn鈥檛 do anything to my husband. A 20-year-old despicable kid did.鈥�
She said Trump has not called.
, 50, of Sarver, Pa., raised two daughters with his high school sweetheart while working as a project and tooling engineer. He also spent a decade as an Army reservist and many years as a volunteer firefighter, where he also served for a time as chief, according to .
A GoFundMe had raised more than $4.7 million as of Tuesday morning. The top donor is identified as billionaire and Trump supporter Elon Musk, who gave $50,000.
鈥淗is courage was not the loud and boisterous kind. It was the courage of quiet resilience,鈥� the tribute said. 鈥淐orey鈥檚 legacy is not just in the major milestones he achieved but in the small acts of kindness that marked his everyday life.鈥�
Comperatore died Saturday during an attempt to kill Trump by at the rally in Butler, which left the former president bloodied from an injury to his ear. Comperatore spent his final moments before he was killed, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
鈥淗e鈥檚 my hero,鈥� Helen Comperatore said on Monday. 鈥淗e just said, 鈥楪et down!鈥� That was the last thing he said.鈥�
Two other bystanders injured in the attack remained hospitalized Monday in critical but stable condition, according to an Allegheny General Hospital spokesperson. David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, is an ex-Marine who has spent decades working as a machinist with Siemens USA. James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, had retired after managing a Pennsylvania state liquor store.
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